Moses Malone dies of apparent heart attack

http://www.nba.com/2015/news/09/13/..._tw_sf13034637&cid=nbacomsocial_tw_sf13034836

 

^ Damn man, that brought tears to my eyes...

 

wow...R.I.P.

 

R.I.P.

 

Mo was the guy who got me interested in the Rockets back in '80. Loved that he stuck around Houston and played summer ball at Fonde and mentored Hakeem and others. Huge talent.

 

RIP Moses

 

The Rockets should have a moment of silence and memorial at the first home game.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rest In Peace to one of the most physical &amp; dominate big men to ever play, Moses Malone. I miss you my friend! <a href="http://t.co/ET747aPZae">pic.twitter.com/ET747aPZae</a></p>&mdash; Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/643138055377915904">September 13, 2015</a></blockquote>
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No doubt there will be a video memorial

RIP Chairman

 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great poster of Charles Barkley and his mentor Moses Malone (1955-2015): <a href="http://t.co/FxZESwTR9m">http://t.co/FxZESwTR9m</a> <a href="http://t.co/LFTziJRufq">pic.twitter.com/LFTziJRufq</a></p>&mdash; Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/643137069729058816">September 13, 2015</a></blockquote>
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I just saw that Philly never retired his number. I guess now is a good a time as any.

 

Very sad.

RIP

 

Sad indeed. RIP

 

Tears...

 

Moses was one of my first Rockets heroes when I became Rockets fan in the late 70s.

Chairman of the Board forever!

 

Sad day for the basketball community; we lost a legend. I will always be grateful for Malone for mentoring Olajuwon and being a huge part of his early development.

 

Frank Deford wrote this piece about Moses Malone back in 1979 and just re-posted it online earlier today. Great read if you have the attention span :

http://www.si.com/nba/2015/09/13/Mo...est-rebounder-bounds-prominence?xid=si_social

 

Thanks for posting that article. Moses is one of my all-time favorites because of, as Deford says, his tenacity. I used to play on Sunday afternoons with a guy whom I thought was a lot like Moses-- a pain in the ass to play against as his effort was relentless and his judgment sharp. One could never let up.

 

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